Democratic Party of Kenya, founded by the late Mwai Kibaki, has cut ties with the Kenya Kwanza Coalition
The party has, in writing and in keeping with the terms of the coalition agreement, given 30 days’ notice of its exit.
The Registrar of Political Parties, Ann Nderitu confirmed receipt of a copy of the notification, which would make DP the first party to exit the coalition since its inception in 2022.
The party, founded by Kenya’s third president, Mwai Kibaki, in 1991, and which, in the run-up to the last general election, fronted Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi as its presidential candidate, stated in a letter dated March 7 that its continued stay within the Kenya Kwanza fold was no longer tenable
The letter was signed just a day before the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.
The notification, received by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties on Wednesday, is signed by party Secretary General Jacob Haji and Chairman Esau Kioni.
According to Haji, Kenya Kwanza no longer espouses DP’s ideals and that the coalition agreement entered into on April 12, 2022, simply provides for 30 days’ notice in writing for termination